Category Archives: Democracy

Tyranny of the Majority? More like Tyranny of the Minority

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

I want to first start this off by saying that this post isn’t about minority races or ethnic groups, this about the very small portion of Americans who control vast amounts of wealth and political power. This blog post is … Continue reading →

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Federalist No. 10’s Legacy: The Rise of Partisan Antipathy and How It Is Controlled

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

“Lock her up”, “not my president”, “Hitlary”, “make Russia great again” “today’s illegals, tomorrow’s democrats”, and “Benedict Donald”. These are just a few attacks that circulated throughout the country during and after the 2016 presidential election. A 2014 Pew Research … Continue reading →

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Texans have a sense of community

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

At the end of August nobody could miss the terrible weather event that took place in Texas. This storm did a lot of damage in the region of Houston. Many pictures and videos of this disaster have been broadcast on … Continue reading →

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“Good” Victims and Hot Coffee

Posted on April 2, 2017 by

At this point we have all heard of both James Kirkland Batson and Clarence Earl Gideon and their respective cases. One person’s name you may have not heard of is Stella Liebeck. Her case may not have been criminal in nature, and her case … Continue reading →

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How De-Federalizing Government Could End Partisan Gridlock and Save America from the Next Civil War

Posted on April 2, 2017 by

Americans live in a nation divided along party lines. Political polarization hasn’t been this extreme since the United States broke apart 150 years ago for the Civil War. This chart, drawing from a dataset of Congressional votes, tracks partisan polarization … Continue reading →

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The AZ Power Trip

Posted on March 19, 2017 by

As I am sure many of you have realized from our class discussions, I am a local/state political junkie. The decisions made by your local city council and or your state legislature have a more immediate, visible, and direct effect … Continue reading →

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To Fear Crime Over Injustice

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

I will be honest, until I read Paul Butler’s “In Defense of Jury Nullification”, I had never heard of jury nullification. I think what surprises me the most though, is the fact that I had never seen this topic come … Continue reading →

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Dear U.S. Attorneys, “You’re Fired!” Sincerely, President Trump

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

On Friday, the Trump administration told 46 United States attorneys to resign their posts and fired one of the 46 who refused to resign. The 46 were Obama appointees who were held over for the first month of the Trump … Continue reading →

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Trump and the Judges

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck a major blow to President Trump’s immigration agenda when they upheld a suspension of his controversial travel ban. Since the ruling, President Trump made his views widely known, calling the … Continue reading →

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The Freezing of American Democracy

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

When Things don’t Add Up In James Morone’s ‘The Democratic Wish’, he outlines a cycle for change occurring in American democracy. The cycle starts at a liberal political stalemate, moves to a popular response demanding action, creates new political institutions … Continue reading →

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